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A study on the relationship between wrinkling of the earlobe and heart disease in a South Indian population.

Diagonal Earlobe Creasing: A study on the prevalence and association with coronary artery disease in South Indian population.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2019/07/020270
Enrollment
200
Registered
2019-07-19
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: I20-I25- Ischemic heart diseases

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Aarthi Venkatramanan
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients undergoing coronary angiography

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: None

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Presence or absence of diagonal earlobe crease and presence or absence of significant block in coronary vasculature will be measured in each participant.Timepoint: By the end of the study period, that is 6 months—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Blood pressure, Blood glucose levels, HbA1c and Lipid profileTimepoint: By the end of the study period, that is 6 months.—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAarthi Venkatramanan

KMC, MAHE Manipal

aarthivenkatramanan@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026